Charles Schulz Gives $1 Million To Ensure D-day Isn't Forgotten

NAMES & FACES

October 18, 1997

''Peanuts'' cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, a World War II combat veteran, has donated $1 million to help make sure D-Day is never forgotten. Schulz made the big gift and has signed on to head fund raising to help build the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Va., to commemorate the Allied invasion of Normany, France, on June 6, 1944. He called it the most significant day for mankind in modern history.